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September is one of the best months of the year to get out and about in Michigan, and the Mitten State has no shortage of events to keep you and your family entertained.
Here are 13 festivals and events happening in Michigan this September that you won’t want to miss.
Michigan Renaissance Festival
Grab a turkey leg and prepare to hear “Huzzah!” approximately 400 times.
The Michigan Renaissance Festival continues weekends through October 4 in Holly, with jousting, costumes, comedy, food, drinks, and plenty of people who take their medieval weekends very seriously. Honestly, that’s half the fun.
Michigan State Fair
Labor Day weekend means it’s State Fair time. The Michigan State Fair returns to Novi September 3 through 7 with carnival rides, livestock, entertainment, fair food, and all the other ingredients required for a proper Michigan fair.
Go hungry. Nobody goes to the State Fair looking for a salad.
Michigan Chicken Wing Festival
There are festivals devoted to art, music and culture. Lansing also understands the importance of chicken wings.
The Michigan Chicken Wing Festival happens September 5 and 6, bringing together wings, entertainment and plenty of flavors. My advice? Bring friends, order different sauces and conduct some extremely important research.
Mackinac Bridge Walk
One of Michigan’s coolest Labor Day traditions returns September 7. The Mackinac Bridge Walk gives you the chance to experience the Mighty Mac in a way you normally can’t — on foot.
It’s five miles of spectacular Michigan scenery, fresh air, and eventually wondering exactly how much farther you have to go.
Charlotte Frontier Days
Charlotte goes full-on frontier September 9 through 13 for Charlotte Frontier Days. This longtime community celebration packs several days with activities, entertainment, and plenty of hometown festival atmosphere.
If you like the kind of event where seemingly everybody in town shows up at some point, Frontier Days belongs on your September calendar.
International Fireworks Championship
Apparently, regular fireworks weren’t impressive enough. The International Fireworks Championship lights up Traverse City September 11 and 12, with world-class pyrotechnic teams showing what they can do over northern Michigan.
It’s basically competitive fireworks, which is a concept I fully support. Expect big colors, big booms, and some serious sky-watching.
The Oktoberfests
You don’t have to fly to Germany to get your Oktoberfest fix, and as a matter of fact, you don’t even have to wait until October…